Source-linked industry record

Media & Entertainment layoffs

This page lists every layoff event we hold for the Media & Entertainment sector that still links to its original source. It is a record of what we have verified, not a complete count of layoffs in this sector.

Counted by the industry recorded against each event, normalised to a fixed list of 19 sectors. Rollup records and the per-site notices they absorb are counted once. Open this filter in the full tracker.

US states affected here

• California 90,754 jobs
• Florida 44,280 jobs
• New Jersey 17,815 jobs
• New York 11,283 jobs
• Illinois 10,477 jobs
• Texas 7,977 jobs
• Ohio 7,879 jobs
• Maryland 6,115 jobs
• Oregon 4,726 jobs
• Virginia 4,547 jobs

Countries affected here

• United States 291,242 jobs
• United Kingdom 61,138 jobs
• France 20,202 jobs
• Germany 16,342 jobs
• Spain 13,554 jobs
• Canada 12,658 jobs
• Netherlands 9,649 jobs
• Poland 8,039 jobs
• Greece 8,022 jobs
• Italy 6,869 jobs

Employers with more than one recorded round here

• Paramount Global 28 recorded rounds
• Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. 16 recorded rounds
• BBC 14 recorded rounds
• IPIC Theaters, LLC 14 recorded rounds
• Microsoft 13 recorded rounds
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 13 recorded rounds
• Warner Music Inc. 12 recorded rounds
• Cinemark USA Inc. 11 recorded rounds
• Gannett Publishing Services 11 recorded rounds
• Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 11 recorded rounds
• Main Street Sports Group, LLC 10 recorded rounds
• Thomson Reuters 9 recorded rounds

Recorded events

Showing the 50 most recent of 2,402 recorded events. See all of them in the tracker.

1. India Today · 120 jobs

   2026-07-27. Filed or independently reported record. Location: India. Evidence: News report.

   • Newslaundry
   • Full entry on this site

2. TV Today · 120 jobs

   2026-07-27. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

   • People Matters - HR News
   • Full entry on this site

3. BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty · 180 jobs

   2026-07-27. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

   • The Hollywood Reporter
   • Full entry on this site

4. Disney · 108 jobs

   2026-07-24. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

   • The American Bazaar
   • Full entry on this site

5. WWE · 40 jobs

   2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

   • Forbes
   • Full entry on this site

6. Patreon · 93 jobs

   2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

   The employer attributed this to AI.

   “Shifts to AI-First Strategy”

   • TheWrap
   • businessinsider.com
   • Briefs Finance
   • TechCrunch
   • Full entry on this site

7. Pixar · 100 jobs

   2026-07-23. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: News report.

   • SFGATE
   • Full entry on this site

8. Nine · 30 jobs

   2026-07-22. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

   The employer attributed this to AI.

   “‘extreme’ AI disruption”

   • The Guardian
   • Full entry on this site

9. Corus Entertainment · 43 jobs

   2026-07-16. Announcement-stage record. Location: Canada. Evidence: News report.

   • cbc.ca
   • Full entry on this site

10. Studio Quantic Dream Montréal Inc. · 20 jobs

    2026-07-15. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • Quebec collective dismissal (MESS) (state page)

11. Xbox · 3,200 jobs

    2026-07-15. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

    The employer attributed this to AI.

    “for å betale for AI-satsing”

    • BBC News
    • The Verge
    • NPR
    • The Verge
    • The Verge
    • Business Insider
    • Fortune
    • TechCrunch
    • Variety
    • Reuters
    • TechCrunch
    • Decrypt
    • Inven Global
    • Martin Cid Magazine
    • kotaku.com
    • Full entry on this site

12. Thomson Reuters · 500 jobs

    2026-07-13. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

    • Reuters (via AOL syndication)
    • Full entry on this site

13. Bungie, Inc/Sony Interactive Entertainment · 292 jobs

    2026-07-09. Filed or independently reported record. Location: WA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • WA WARN notice (state page)
    • WA WARN notice (state page)

14. Yield Guild Games · 35 jobs

    2026-07-07. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

    • Cointelegraph
    • Full entry on this site

15. id Software · 90 jobs

    2026-07-07. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

    • engadget.com
    • The Verge
    • Full entry on this site

16. Streamland Media Midco, LLC · 71 jobs

    2026-07-06. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

17. Primadonna Co LLC · 344 jobs

    2026-07-04. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NV. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • NV WARN notice (data file)
    • NV WARN notice (state page)

18. Productions Pixomondo YUL Inc. · 40 jobs

    2026-06-30. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • Quebec collective dismissal (MESS) (state page)

19. Quixote Studio Services - West Hollywood · 10 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

20. Quixote Studio Services - Sylmar South · 3 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

21. Quixote Studio Services - Sylmar North · 17 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

22. Quixote Studio Services - Sun valley · 4 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

23. Quixote Studio Services - North Valley · 7 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

24. Quixote Studio Services - North Valley Campus A · 9 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

25. Quixote Studio Services - Griffith Park · 2 jobs

    2026-06-29. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

26. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 3 jobs

    2026-06-26. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MO. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • MO WARN notice (state page)

27. Studios Spark Factory Inc. · 15 jobs

    2026-06-22. Filed or independently reported record. Location: Canada. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • Quebec collective dismissal (MESS) (state page)

28. Disney Entertainment Operations LLC · 53 jobs

    2026-06-20. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

29. Magnific · 105 jobs

    2026-06-17. Announcement-stage record. Location: Spain. Evidence: Press release.

    • European Restructuring Monitor (Eurofound)

30. Artlist · 200 jobs

    2026-06-16. Announcement-stage record. Location: Israel. Evidence: News report.

    The employer attributed this to AI.

    “Strategic reorganization process in which the company will move to work in an operating model built for AI (AI-Native) (Globes (English))”

    • Globes (English)
    • Full entry on this site

31. Quantic Dream · 115 jobs

    2026-06-16. Announcement-stage record. Location: France. Evidence: Press release.

    • European Restructuring Monitor (Eurofound)
    • STJV

32. BBC · 2,000 jobs

    2026-06-15. Filed or independently reported record. Location: United Kingdom. Evidence: News report.

    • economictimes.indiatimes.com
    • itv.com
    • thestandard.co
    • Full entry on this site

33. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. · 9 jobs

    2026-06-12. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

34. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. · 7 jobs

    2026-06-12. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

35. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. · 6 jobs

    2026-06-12. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

36. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. · 111 jobs

    2026-06-12. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

37. NBCUniversal Media, LLC · 123 jobs

    2026-06-11. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • NY WARN notice (state page)
    • NY WARN notice (state page)

38. Southern Cross Media · 200 jobs

    2026-06-10. Announcement-stage record. Location: Australia. Evidence: News report.

    • smh.com.au
    • Full entry on this site

39. Minnesota Star Tribune · 65 jobs

    2026-06-05. Filed or independently reported record. Location: MN. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • MN WARN notice (data file)
    • MN WARN notice (state page)

40. Lifetouch · 88 jobs

    2026-06-05. Filed or independently reported record. Location: OH. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • OH WARN notice (data file)
    • OH WARN notice (state page)

41. Hawthorne Race Course · 290 jobs

    2026-06-03. Filed or independently reported record. Location: IL. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • IL WARN notice (state page)

42. Consolidated Entertainment LLC (Reading Cinemas · 63 jobs

    2026-05-31. Filed or independently reported record. Location: CA. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • CA WARN notice (data file)
    • CA WARN notice (state page)

43. Channel 21 · 166 jobs

    2026-05-29. Announcement-stage record. Location: Germany. Evidence: Press release.

    • European Restructuring Monitor (Eurofound)

44. IPIC Theaters, LLC. · 58 jobs

    2026-05-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • NY WARN notice (state page)
    • NY WARN notice (state page)

45. IPIC Theaters · 97 jobs

    2026-05-28. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NJ. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • NJ WARN notice (state page)

46. AP · 20 jobs

    2026-05-15. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

    • The Washington Post
    • Yahoo Finance
    • Full entry on this site

47. Main Street Sports Group, LLC · 66 jobs

    2026-05-14. Filed or independently reported record. Location: NY. Evidence: State WARN notice.

    • NY WARN notice (state page)
    • NY WARN notice (state page)

48. MDR · 240 jobs

    2026-05-11. Announcement-stage record. Location: Germany. Evidence: Press release.

    • European Restructuring Monitor (Eurofound)

49. Disney · 1,000 jobs

    2026-05-10. Filed or independently reported record. Evidence: News report.

    • IMDb
    • Full entry on this site

50. Ticketmaster · 350 jobs

    2026-05-06. Announcement-stage record. Evidence: News report.

    • Pollstar
    • Full entry on this site

A state page link goes to that state's official WARN list and a data file link goes to the file it publishes. The notice was filed at that source; older notices roll into the state archive.

Other industries

• Manufacturing 15,498 events
• Food & Hospitality 5,932 events
• Healthcare & Pharma 5,782 events
• Retail & E-commerce 5,251 events
• Logistics & Transport 4,099 events
• Technology 3,891 events
• Finance & Insurance 3,412 events
• Professional Services 2,647 events
• Energy 1,769 events
• Airlines & Travel 1,589 events
• Government & Nonprofit 1,483 events
• Automotive 1,384 events
• Real Estate & Construction 1,353 events
• Aerospace & Defense 1,320 events
• Education 1,136 events
• Consumer Goods 1,030 events
• Agriculture 664 events
• Telecom 480 events

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